New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
THE RETURN OF THE GIANTS
BASEBALL ENTHI sIAsM IN HARLEM.

Who beat, mister % Is again the familiar but
peculiar question hears when traversiug the
dusty lanes OF Harlem about the time tho sun sinks
behind the Jersey hills. Did de Giants beal, boss -
What's de score will como from the patriotic throats
OF score OF youngsters. Especially 1t the traveller
coming from tho direction OF the Polo Gro-nds. Inc
Giants returned to home grounds on Thursday. ana
Young America is happy and even the veteran ioi-
lovers OF outdoor sports more contented anu less
s0cItOus about the temperature There Is al avs an
empty. aching void in Harlem when the Giants are
away iron home, except in tn breast OF the Harlem
guardian OF the peace whose supremacy In the hearts
fances of the queens of the kitchen and nursery
is sadly impaired by the presence OF the baseball
heroes. The player Is also great man IN the eve Oh
the small Doy and due homage is always paid 10 Con
nor, Keeie. Ward, Ewing any of the other New
York players wneh they condescend to Walk 10 the
Polo Grounds. The small boy. however, has only
irowns for the players when they walk sadly home
ward after a defeat
In these respects there many among those who
visit the Polo Grounds who act much rs the small
boys do. Visiting baseball managers say that tue
spectators at the Polo Grounds are more i'm partial In
their criticism and applause than those IN any otber
city in country. Wis ting players always sure
of unstnted applause 40 long ss they play a good
game. The Giants always applauded so long AZ
they win. few bungling errors and prospective
defeat tor the New-York nine have peculiar effect
upon the spectators. Nothing is too bad Tor the
players who minute before heroes inc
crowd al Thur-day's game one in point When
the NewYork players app cared on the hed Tor pre-
liminary practice they were enthusiastically APP
planded. Then the crowd noticed that an INJURY 10
Richardson, the second baseman, would necessitate
the changing OF the nine considerably ard the ono"k-
seemed to grow uneasy ana distrustfal II they
sold pools baseball they do at the races. mad
rush would been made TO purchase Detroit TICK
cts Ewing was placed on second base and Okourke
third and althn,h both are model players each
Was out of his position and the SPECTATORS knew It,
The crowd see med TO settle tse: down. prepared to
,cll franticaIy il ts favores should wIn but to be
extremely mad II the Giants we're beaten. The
or wd showed It's feelings when the Wolverines scored
three in the open Dg inning with sptefnl Kisses
and dark aud lrown ng faces The change oil sehu-
when the NewYork players bred tour runs not
five minutes later. and took the lead. was udicrous
to thorough v impartial spectators Tne Giants are
heroes of gigantic proportions when they win put
when they unlucky enough 20 be defeated they
shrink to dwaris.
Prohibition is undoubtedly practsed in baseball TO
larger extent than the Average citizen believes.
A. G. Spalding the ruler of the Chicago club, has
lone more to drive drunkenness from the baseball
rank and file than any other baseball director In The
coSntry. Spalding may have ambition to take up
the water bucket that ST. John found so heavy to
carry Spading threatened. either TO scatter drunk
from the ranks OF his players or break up ms
club glance at the record tho Chicago club Is max
ing at present will show that he has succeeded IN
doing the former Spilding might be engaged to
deliver n lecture temperance to some OF the New
York aud Brooklyn players Now that Spalding has
champoned temperance with suoh good results, ians
and plaudits await the manager ~ho will start re-
torn in another direction. Although baseball IA
vastly improved what 1t Was few years ago.
tncre ia still some rowdysm and brutality, which
could 10 out with benefit 10 the game Whtn
player in his anxiety to win, deliberately injuries or
mains an opposing player. he shoald be dealt with
severely. There several In some OF the clubs at
present who do not scruple to do just such things
they to tsko n grea' delight in being considered
- t.rrorsp and they main another player with the
gusto that they make a base hit
Why should the Detroit club win the League
champ ionshp r. is the question that IL now bothering
many baseball men. Careful critics. who have
watched the Wolverines Tlay. say that they cannot
understand how the nine has done so well "a Il has,
and the only they get TO the vexed ques-
ion is luck. The Detroit team & remarkable for its
heavy batting AMI gooa 1elding. but there ts real
strength seems to end The player make no "hor az
base-rurEng and after making n base, they stick
there Il glued the bag. and wait Tor some other
player to bat them around. The layers seem TO think
that they will bat their way 10 The pennant II the
Wolverines do win the championship heavy batting
alone will be the winning feature.
The erection in some favorable locality OF n hos
ptal for injured aud manned baseball players Ia,
been discussed by managers ia more or less sincere
manner Tor some time. Such institution is needed,
and there enough people IN this country wfo ad-
mire the National game TO pay Tor II. ana not ieel H.
hero are enough injured baseball PLAYERS IN the
various atoms ths country to I'LL hospital
In fac' thus idea has become popular that plans
for tn. building and ground have already been dis
cussed. Among the features OF the Internal arrange
mcnts will he the luxurious furnishing OF the rooms.
and on the wall in each room acng the bed will he
chart giving the previous days games throughout
the country the OF the players and OF those in
iurcd during the games. Close at hand. on little
bracket and within easy reach will lie two important
Volumes THc TAM NJ Book OF Ont Door Sports
and spalding's Baseball Guide In rooms occu-
pied bv inyads who capnOt STIR there TO he large
Z 81. a tla
throughout the country as they go On. This latter
apparatus will he worked from the Office, the
principle IA hotel indicator.
On tde ground floor there l. TO be large parOr ana
reception room. This il 10 he furnished with great
ma Diicence. Huge and comfortable lounges and
chairs will be placed the disposal OF The GONZALES
cent players 6nd their guests. The iOof viii he
covered with awning and will be used ractico
ground, = will tho plot at the rear Of the building
On the top floor there viii be gymn' SUM fitted up
rardess OF expense aud IL To be used tor training
young nsprants for diamondhcld honors az well a.
the patients. All the employees shout the bIildng
TO he OK baseball men. Jimmie Mu,rio has |
already apped for the posifion of superinten lent
and ROGER Common and Baby " AnsoD ask to be an
pointed special deputy sborins TO keep order. The
estimated cost of This institution u something like
half mi lion dollars. OF this amount the managers
promise One-fitb and there than enough adj
mrers OF the game to raise the balance The oospita
will be supported by the percentage that each man
ager promises of his yearly receiDts and the book
maker the promise to give cent of their
winnings 80 why cant 1t succeed
The NewYork Club already has enough crirples on
its ayro TO I'LL one ward OF the hospital Take |
Ward. Ticrnan and Mattimoro out OF the list, and
only bruises and sprains remain. Ewing has stin
NJ ok when running looks as il he had gigantic
boil his neck and Father Time ut his heels hceie
has sore arm; and il u does not get well soon. his
pitching will he seriously crippled ORourkc ana
Brown. the catchers. are troubled with hands.
Common has found his Charley Horse again. and
limps around with painful effort. Iichardson looks
at his brui ed fingers. and besscs Daily the Chicago
player who tried 10 kill him Y. but only spiked
his hand. Dorgan appears be shoulder bound and
can throw ball accurately about three inches |
Pitcher Welchs ankle ia the size OF his knee, and the
bruised member shows all the colors OF the Rainbow
lie may DO able to pitch in a week two. lie saws
hi injury cost the Giants the second ut chicago
Gore has malaria, aad Manager Mutre the horrors
when he looks at his hospital patients
The following excuses given for New. Yorks
poor success in Chicago last week: